east ‧ wards /ˈiːstwədz $ -wərdz/ BrE AmE ( also east‧ward /-wəd $ -wərd/) adverb
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ east , ↑ easterly , ↑ eastern , ↑ eastbound , ↑ easternmost , ↑ eastward ; noun : ↑ east , easterner, ↑ easterly ; adverb : ↑ east , eastward(s)]
towards the east:
The ship continued sailing eastwards.
—eastward adjective :
We followed an eastward course up the river.